To evaluate which one is better, we should first look at your research purpose and see which one meets your research purpose, and then look at your conditions, such as which scale is easy to obtain and data processing ability.
Generally speaking, I think there is no doubt that MMPI is better than SCL-90. However, due to the complicated operation and high requirements of MMPI, SCL-90 should be used much more from the application point of view.
Specifically, you can look at their respective introductions and make a comparison according to your own needs.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
MMPI is a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Questionnaire, which aims to provide an objective evaluation of people's personality characteristics. There are 399 questions and 566 questions in the exam. China norm of MMPI collaboration group in China was selected to determine 10 clinical indicators and 5 research scale indicators. Ten clinically relevant indicators:
1, Hs (hypochondria, hypochondria):
2.d (depression): u.
3.hy (hysteria):
4. Psychopaths:
5.Mf (masculine-feminine, masculine-feminine);
6, Pa (paranoia, paranoia >:
7.Pt (mental weakness, mental weakness H.
R8, Senior Counsel (Schizophrenia, Schizophrenia >:
9. Horse (hypomania):
10, Si (social introversion)
Five research scale indicators:
1, explicit anxiety
Step 2 rely on
3. Dominant
4. Social responsibility
5. Control right
And three other factors.
1, lie or cover up
2. Cheating points
3, the main points of correction
MMPI uses self-assessment topics, covering a wide range, including physical conditions (such as nervous system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, reproductive system, etc. ), mental state and attitude towards family, marriage, religion, politics, law and society. When MMPI is implemented, candidates are required to give "yes-no" answers to all questions according to their real situation.
Scope of application: This test is suitable for people who are over 16 years old, have a junior high school education or above, and have no physical defects that affect the test results.
The suggested measuring time is about 1.5 to 2 hours.
SCL-90
Scale profile:
Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) is one of the most famous mental health test scales in the world, and it is the most widely used outpatient examination scale for mental disorders and mental diseases at present, which will help you understand your mental health from ten aspects. This test is suitable for users over 16 years old.
First, the purpose of the test:
The purpose of this test is to evaluate whether a person has some psychological symptoms and their severity from the perspectives of feeling, emotion, thinking, consciousness, behavior, living habits, interpersonal relationship, diet and sleep. It has a good ability to distinguish people with psychological symptoms (that is, people who may be on the edge of psychological barriers). It is suitable for testing those who may have psychological barriers in a group, what kind of psychological barriers someone may have and how serious they are. Not suitable for mania and schizophrenia.
Second, the test function:
SCL90 has a good ability to distinguish people with psychological symptoms (that is, people who may be on the edge of psychological barriers). It is suitable for testing those who may have psychological barriers in a group, what kind of psychological barriers someone may have and how serious they are. Clinically, it can be used to check whether there are physical and mental diseases, and most large hospitals use this examination to diagnose patients' psychological and mental problems. This test can not only self-test, but also check others (such as their abnormal behavior, the possibility of suffering from mental illness or mental illness). If a high score is found, it means that treatment is urgently needed.
Third, the theoretical background:
The original version of SCL90 was compiled by Derogaitis, L.R. in 1975 according to his list of symptoms of Hopkin's disease (HSCL 1973). There used to be a version of 58 items and a simplified version of 35 items, but now the version consisting of 90 self-assessment items is widely used, so this test is also called SCL-90 for short. On the basis of the widely used version in China, Grace developed the latest norm of different age groups, and changed the obscure interpretation of the original version of Symptom Checklist SCL90 into an easy-to-understand interpretation system suitable for China people.
Fourth, the composition test:
This test ***90 self-evaluation items. The nine factors of the test are somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, terror, paranoia and psychosis.